Hello Mr. Poland and all those on the list. Are there any pictures on-line of these deviants you speak of? Any interesting forms of mel. between Naples and Flamingo in the Glades? Thank you, Donnasue Love, Ft. Lauderdale, FL >From: "Philip L. Poland" <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Melongena corona johnstonei >Date: Sat, 20 May 2000 12:21:52 -0700 > >Hi gang. >I've been looking at forms and habitats of Melongena corona throughout it's >range, mainly Florida. The least examined (by me, at least) populations are >from the Florida panhandle and Alabama, home of the elongate M. c. >johnstonei. >In other parts of Florida, the snail seems to take dramatically different >forms, even when colonies are in close proximity to each other, in response >to different prey. >I'm very interested to hear from anyone who has found forms of M. c. in the >panhandle or Alabama that deviate significantly from the usual M. c. >johnstonei as pictured in Johnsonia, etc. These would include dwarfs or >unusually spiny forms. Significant new finds will photographed and posted >if made available. >Thanks in advance. >Phil in Clearwater ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com